May 19, 2012

Looking for Adventure of a different kind? Los Angeles has it all.

LA is an extremely popular holiday destination for travellers from all corners of the globe. This is mainly due to the amount of adventurous activities and attractions in and within close proximity to Los Angeles.

If you’re looking for Theme parks there is the internationally acclaimed Universal Studios Hollywood with its new Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction, Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure Park, Sea World, Knott’s Berry Farm and the Six Flags Magic Mountain Theme Park with its rollercoasters and rides for thrill seekers.

If adventurous sightseeing is more your thing there is a multitude of companies touting plane, helicopter and balloon tours over some of the most interesting a dramatic landscapes available. If you’re looking to make a tour like this the focus of your visit to LA then there some good options to take in not only LA but the rest of the west-coasts must see destinations including the legendary Grand Canyon, San Francisco, Monterey, Yosemite National Park and of course the glitz, glamour and gambling of Las Vegas. There are also shorter 1 day sightseeing tours available where you can view LA’s more local attractions such as Long Beach Skyscrapers, The Queen Mary, World Cruise Centre, Cabrillo, Manhattan, Hermosa and Redondo Beach and Pier, The South Bay (LA’s Underrated Peninsula), L. A. Harbour and Coastline, The cliffs off Palos Verdes Peninsula and the Rolling Hills Estates (USA’s “Top 5 Highest Income Per Capita” i.e the wealthiest people around and their homes!)

Talking of homes you can also take a sightseeing tour of some of Los Angeles’ most famous residents. Today Sunset Strip and the Hollywood Hills is home to some of the most famous celebrities in the world and as such showcases some of the most extravagant, most coveted and exclusive homes in the world with prices ranging from around $3.5 –17 million. For your money you get unrivalled privacy and fabulous views across LA. The moving in and out of these homes is a regular occurrence keeping moving company Los Angeles busy as celebs look to upgrade their stature as well as their residence. Celebrities living in the Hollywood Hills include Halle Berry, Michael Bublé, Christina Aguilera, Paris Hilton, Cameron Diaz, Keanu Reeves, Robbie Williams, Dido, Al Pacino, Pamela Anderson, Jeff Goldblum, Morrissey, and Leonardo DiCaprio to name a few.

So if you’re looking for a trip to remember that’s full of adventure, breath taking sights with a bit of celebrity thrown in for good measure – Los Angeles should be on your list of considerations!

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From showers to shavers, don’t get caught out –go Solar

The other day, during a slightly hysterical phone call, my son who was in the middle of a Music Festival Field,” informed me he’d just swallowed a lump of glass.  The next moment his mobile phone battery ran out and I heard nothing more for three days.  Guess what we could do with: solar powered mobile phone charger?  I’ve been seriously considering going greener lately and have been running an eye over Government incentives that promote the installation of solar panels for your home.  However, on a more everyday note, back to “The Field” … My son’s “ordinary” charger had long since run out and was unsustainable unless an electric socket could be found. 

A product such as the Powermonkey eXplorer sounds ideal to me.  It comes in a great kit with a new solar-slave which means you can re-charge wherever you are in the world – field, beach, jungle or mountain. [Read more...]

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